Sanitary roost and nest



Patented Mar. 6p, 1923.

stares heben@ eers 'EHADIDIEUSv C. BEA'ITY, O11` LYNNVILLE, IOWA.

SANITARY noos'rr AND Nnjsr.

Application filed January 11, 1922. Serial No. 528,544.

'and useful Sanitary Roostand Nest, of`

Awhich the following is a specification.

r1`he obj eet of my invention is to provide a simple, durable and sanitary roost construetion designed to be used in poultry houses.

A further objectv is to provide an improved poultry roost detachably mounted in a container designed to carry disinfectant, so arranged that the said roost may be removed and the disinfectant renewed.

A further object is to provide improved ineans for supporting` a poultry roost formed of sheet metal and designed to carry detachable roost Ymembers formed of ya non-heat conducting material.

A further object is to provide a sanita-ry l support designed to carry detachable roost members formed of non-heat conducting material and also sanitary nestboxes.

These and other objects vvill be apparent to those skilled inthe art. i

My invention Consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set fmth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the aecomlntnying` draufings, in which:

Figure 1 isa plan view of my improved nest and roost device sl'iowil'ip," the same applied to the interior of a building wall, the

said roost being broken away through the center. y Y Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 0 of Figure 1 showing' part of the nest in section and the other 4part in an end elevation.

Figure is a vertical central sectional vi'eiv takenl on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

The numeral. 10 indicates the Walls of a poultry house which are shown in segments in the various vieivs. These Walls are usually' formed of aseries of vertically arranged boards set edge to edge and held in position by means of suitable `frame work,

The nmneral 11 indicates the side Walls, and the numeral 12 indicates one of the ends. Secured to each' of the side Walls 11, I

,galvanized sheet metal.

` Detachably mounted troughs 19, I have provided a roost member have provided horizontally arranged strips 13. These strips 13 are preferably arranged on the back ends of the side members 11 so that the roost construction may be placed in the back end of the building.

rIounted transversely on these strips 11, I have mounted my improved roost and nest construction, which is formed preferably of This construction comprises members 1:1 formed ivith franges 15 so as to resemble a channel iron. The members 14: are of such length that their ends will rest upon the members 13, as

clearly shown in Figures i2 andI 3. There is pre iferably two of these members, one at the back and one at the front endof the strips 13.

Mounted on the top of each of the members 1t and near each of its ends, I have provided a bracket member 16 formed of pressed sheet metal and galvanized. These brackets are riveted to the` upper flanges 15.

Mounted at equal intervals between the brackets 16, I have provided somewhat larger lnaekets 17 also formed of pressed sheet metal, each of which is provided With a notch 18 in its upper surface. These brackets are spaced apart a distance, preferably about fourteen iiiolies,'tlie l achete on the back member ,1e being' in line with those on the frontmember 14.

Mounted in each corresponding set of brackets. I have provided a. trough 19 having,V sides 30 and a bottom 21. This trough is also provided with end members 22 `and is formed of sheet metal.

By this arrangement it will b e seen that I have provided aseries of troughs which extend parallel with each other and spaced apart a distance substantially fourteen inches apart.` These troughs may be of any desired length.

in each of said 23' formed preferably of 2 X4 studdings set on edge. the upper edge of said studdings extending' above the upper edge of the troughs 19 a considerable distance so that the fowls may be provided with a non-heat Conducting' material upon which they may roost `without having` their feet frozen in the winter time.

efore the roosts are placed in posit-ion.v a small quantity of liquid disinfectant may be placed in each of the troughs so as to insure the fowls against vermin, the members 23y being made of a slightly lessv width than the width ofthe troughs so that space will be permitted for the vermin to crawl `between the sides 20 and the sides of the members 23.

Mounted upon and secured betweeny the adjoining edges of two ot' the troughs 19, I have provided curved plates 2d, the edges of each of .said plates being provided with flanges 25 which hook over the upper edges of the side members 20. y

These plates are formed with theirconcave sides up,.while the central portion of their convex sides rests on the top of the members 14, rl'Che said plates are designed to take the place of the drop boards.

Secured longitudinally beneath the central portion of each of the plates 2l, I have provided: a. vertical plate 26 having a flange 27 .at each of its ends which are riveted to the members 114;.- Theupper edge of the plates is provided with a flange 2S which is rivl eted to an adjacent plate 24. These plates 26 are considerably shorter than the members 19 and are secured adjacent to the front p member 14h asclearly shown in Figure 3i,

:1nd are vdesigned to' torni the side members ot the. nest.v The lower edge of each of the plates 2G is provided with a flange 29.

Pivotedly mounted beneath the frontV member 14, I have provided an end plate 30 designed to be swung forwardly and upwardly for the purpose ot removing the eggs 'from the nest. This plate may be of a lengthV equal to the width of the rows oi nests. or an individual door might be provided ior each nest; .A bottom member 31 is provided which is hinged to the flanges 29 at their back ends, the lront end of the said member being secured against downward movement bya suitable hook 32. This botto-m 31, as iu the case of the member 30, may bemade to extend the tull length of the nest or one for each individual nest.

lThe spaces between the plate members 2G vare lett open.

By this arrangement. I have provided a series oiE nests beneath the platos 24 which are constructed entirely oi2 sheet metal and provided with a hinged bottom 31` which linav be unhooked at its forward edge and allowed to swing to a vertical position, at which time any litter or nest material may be emptied to the ground. The bottom may be then hooked to its horizontal position and ;new .and clean. nest material may be placed through the doorway by opening the door 30. The door 30 alsoiserves the j iurpose as before stated of removing the eggs from the nest. o

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a nest having a. top, a bottom. two sides and one end closed, thebacls end of the nest being lar/,Liso

open which is beneath the central portion o'f the plates 24. In poultry houses of this construction, the light usually enters the front. This provides a. comparatively dark nest for thefowls which makes a very desir able and attractive place for their nest.

By thisconstruction, it willbe seen that lies inthe l'act that the entire structure may be. removed from the building so-that the attendant may enter the building and clean it without having to reach under or stoop, as the roost andthe plates 21lare preferably mounted about two and one-half or three feet above the loorso that the space above them may be utilized kfor roo-sts, while the space ybelow may be `utilized for floor space in which the fowls may exercise.

. I claim as my invention: .p 1. The combination of a series of metallic supports, a series of parallel troughs mount ed on said supports, a detachable roost member mounted in each ofV said trougl'is, each ol: said troughs being designedtolreceive al disinfectant, a yseries of concave Vplates mounted on the upper edge of saidv troughs extending parallel with said loosts, a vertically arr: nged plate secured to the bottom of each ot said concave plates, a hinged. bottom member secured to the bottom of said vertical plates, a door member secured to the bottom of one oi said supports adjacent to one end of said vertical. plates. j

2. A roost construction formed' of sheet metal 'comprising supports, a series of parallel'troughs mounted on saidsupports, a detachable roost member mounted in each o'l said troughs, said troughs being designed to contain. a disinfectant, a curved dropping plate mounted between and on the topedge oit said troughs.

3. A roost construction formed of sheet metal comprising supports, a series of parallel troughs mounted on said-supports, a detachable vroost membermounted in each ot' said troughs, said troughs being designed to contain a disinfectant. a curved dropping plate mounted between and on the top edge 4. The combination of av poultry Wall having supporting strips, a metallic unitary roost und nest construction comprising supports, a series of par llel troughs on said 5 supports, a series of conc-ave dropping plates between said troughs, a detachable roost member mounted in said troughs, said troughs being designed to receive disinfectant, a. series of nest members mounted beneath said concave plates, :1 bottom member for said nest members, and a pivoted front member, the nest members being of a. eon- Siderably less length than the roost members.

THADDEUS C. BEATTY. 

